Theo Beers: Living and Working in Afghanistan

By , October 26, 2010 11:26 pm

Theo is currently a graduate student in the NELC department at the University of Chicago, and he spent last year, as well as the three previous summers, working in Afghanistan at various NGOs. He spoke about his experiences living and working in Afghanistan, as well as presenting a slide show with photographs.

Barbara Scharres

By , October 12, 2010 4:14 am

Barbara Scharres, the Director of Programming at Gene Siskel Film Center, discuss Iranian film and the upcoming Festival of Films from Iran. Her talk is in English.

Zohreh Ghahremani

By , October 5, 2010 10:58 pm

Zohreh Ghahremani, author and poet, discusses her new novel Sky of Red Poppies. Listen to her talk here.

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